Classified Fire Trail Network for New South Wales Transport Theme

A line feature class representing roads and fire trails that form part of the New South Wales strategic fire trail network. The dataset is maintained by Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW, and aligns with the national GDA2020 spatial reference system. It was initially published on 06/02/2020.

Use Cases

• Plan safe four-wheel drive access to fire grounds based on the documented strategic fire trail network.
• Integrate fire trail geometries with other spatial datasets based on alignment with topographic and cadastral databases.
• Assess and maintain transportation infrastructure for emergency response based on the classified fire trail network.

Strengths

• Aligns with the national GDA2020 spatial standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
• Captured from source scales ranging from 1:500 to 1:250,000, with documented positional accuracy standards.
• Part of the foundational NSW Transport Theme, suggesting integration with other core spatial data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on New South Wales.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (Department of Customer Service NSW)

Collection Method

Data provider files, captured from the best available source at a variety of scales.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 07:39:23.557687; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia